CONTE DE NOEL: HOLIDAY MUSIC WITH HARP IN MIND


This holiday playlist shares some of the beautiful Christmas music composed or arranged with harp in mind. Composers such as Tournier, Rutter, Britten and Jolivet took full advantage of the harp's clear presence in music written specific for this wintry season. 

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PLAYLIST

1. Noels Pour Harpe Op. 32, No. 1 by Tournier: harp, Caroline Leonardelli 
Album: A Christmas Story / Conte De Noel, Caroline Leonardelli & Ottawa Bach Choir
Year: Centaur Consulting Ltd., 2005
Link: https://www.carolineleonardelli.com/

2. N°1 Conte De Noël by Renie: harp, Xavier De Maistre
Album: Pièces Pour Harpe Volume 1 with Xavier de Maistre
Year: Egan Records 199?
Link: https://vanderbiltmusic.com/de-maistre-pieces-pour-harpe-vol-1-cd-save-10-00/

3. Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 – Interlude: harp, Marisa Robles
Album: The World of the Harp, Marisa Robles
Year: Decca Records Argo, 1966
Link: https://www.rcm.ac.uk/strings/professors/details/?id=81033

4. Conte De Noel, Op. 33 by Hasselmans: harp, Caroline Leonardelli Harp
Album: A Christmas Story / Conte De Noel, Caroline Leonardelli & Ottawa Bach Choir
Year: Centaur Consulting Ltd., 2005
Link: https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-christmas-story-conte-de-noel/291758801

5. Le Vierge et L'Enfant by Jolivet : Aureole Trio, harp Stacey Shames
Album: Christmas Wishes, Aureole Trio
Year: Koch/Koch International 2002
Link: https://www.aureoletrio.com/recordings/christmas-wishes/

6. Britten A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28, this little Babe: harp, Frances Kelley
Album: Ceremony of Carols, Brittan and the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Year: BMG/Sony 1995
Link: http://trinitycollegechoir.com/recordings/ceremony-carols/

7. I Wonder As I Wander: harp, Judy Loman
Album: The Genius of Salzedo, Judy Loman
Year: Marquis Classics 1993, original release 1985
Link: https://www.marquisclassics.com/prod-The_Genius_of_Salzedo-6.aspx

8. Christmas Pastorales IV Entree et Danse des Bergers by Jolivet: harp, Kateřina Englichová
Album: Harp Recital, Katerina Englichova & Martinů Quartet
Year: Supraphon 1995
Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GKZHBSW/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp

9. Britten A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Balulalow: harp, Frances Kelley
Album: Ceremony of Carols, Brittan and the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Year: BMG/Sony 1995
Link: http://trinitycollegechoir.com/recordings/ceremony-carols/

10. Images, 2ème Suite, Op. 31, I. Les Enfants à la crêche de Noël by Tournier: harp, Chantal Mathieu
Album: Tournier; Works for solo Harp, Chantal Mathieu
Year: Claves Records 1998 
Link: https://music.apple.com/fr/album/tournier-works-for-solo-harp/260797492

11. Gabriel's Message: harp, Nikki Christopher
Album: Gabriel's Message; Christmas Carols for Flute and Harp, Linda Chatteron Nikki Christopher
Year: La Flautista 2005
Link: https://music.apple.com/us/album/gabriels-message-christmas-carols-for-flute-and-harp/99085960

12. Noel Provençal by Grandjany: harp, Xavier de Maistre
Album: Easy Pieces for Harp Vol. II, Catherine Michel and Xavier de Maistre
Year: Egan Records 1999
Link: https://www.discogs.com/Catherine-Michel-Xavier-De-Maistre-Easy-Pieces-For-Harp-Vol-2/release/14116470

13. Britten Dancing Day: 5. Interlude: harp Elizabeth Blakeslee
Album: Christmas Music for Harp and Ladies Choir, James Bingham & Ladies of the Pro Musica
Year: Musicantus 2010
Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004FZR572/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp

14. Christmas Pastorales I. L'Etoile by Jolivet:  harp. Kateřina Englichová
Album: Harp Recital, Katerina Englichova & Martinů Quartet
Year: Supraphon 1995
Link: https://www.supraphon.com/artists/667-katerina-englichova-harp

15. Concert Variations on Adeste Fideles: harp, Judy Loman
Album: Lullabies and Carols for Christmas, Monica Wicher & Judy Loman
Year: Naxos 2010
Link: https://www.naxos.com/person/Judy_Loman_1092/1092.htm

16. Christmas Dance by Vaughan Williams: Aureole Trio, harp Stacey Shames
Album: Christmas Wishes, Aureole Trio
Year: Koch/Koch International 2002
Link: https://music.apple.com/us/album/christmas-wishes/40753200

17. Short Fantasy on Noel Provencal by Salzedo: harp, Jennifer Hoult
Album: The Eve of Christmas; the Christmas Music of Carlos Salzedo, Jennifer Hoult
Year: JAHMUSIC 2006
Link: http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=193300

18. No 2. Angelus ad Virginem: harp, Grace Cloutier
Album: Ceremony of Carols, Etherea Vocal Ensemble & Grace Cloutier
Year: Delos Records 2011
Link: http://gracecloutier.com/recordings

19. No 8.Rutter Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day: harp, Grace Cloutier
Album: Ceremony of Carols, Etherea Vocal Ensemble & Grace Cloutier
Year: Delos Records 2011
Link: http://gracecloutier.com/recordings

20 Dream Season: harp, Yolanda Kondonassis
Album: Dream Season; The Christmas Harp, Yolanda Kondonnassis
Year: Telarc 1997
Link: https://www.yolandaharp.com/music